言葉と文章（3）Language, Writing & Books (3)

speech, tongue, talk

encyclopedia, encyclopaedia

punctuation mark

speech, expression, wording

kana, Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

kana orthography, syllabary spelling

writing, authoring

furigana, kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation

index (in a book)

deletion, elimination, erasure

kanji compound

literature, books (reference), document

introduction, outline, general remarks

haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

essays, miscellaneous writings, literary jottings

not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence

not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.), failing to write (call, visit, etc.)

section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page

to stroke, to caress, to brush gently

writing paper, stationery, notepaper